Table of Contents:

  • Doctoral degrees: Which one is right for you?
  • Bachelor of science in nursing: What to consider
  • New nurses and clinical judgment
  • Standardization of virtual simulation
  • You’re not cut out for this: Motivation to succeed
  • Nurse leaders of color: Candid conversations
  • Telephone triage nursing: When patients call
  • Informatics: An essential nursing career

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Founded in 1939, the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing is a leader in the evolution of nursing education, research, and practice. Pitt Nursing is continually recognized as one of the nation’s premier nursing schools and is highly ranked by U.S. News & World Report including the best BSN (10th), online MSN (7th), and DNP (10th) nursing programs in the nation. Additionally, Pitt Nursing is ranked 12th in NIH research funding among schools of nursing.

Pitt Nursing’s research-intensive environment highlights the school’s commitment to advances in nursing science and has fostered significant research programs and accomplishments funded by such prestigious agencies as the National Institute of Nursing Research, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the American Cancer Society, and many more. Pitt Nursing is awarded millions of dollars annually to address the most challenging issues facing today’s healthcare practitioners.

The resources available at Pitt Nursing constitute an invaluable asset for the intellectual, scientific, and economic enrichment of healthcare in Pennsylvania, the nation, and throughout the world. The world-renowned faculty are distinguished and published researchers and leaders who provide students with the educational foundation they need to successfully conduct evidence-based practice.

Together, Pitt Nursing students and faculty are generating new healthcare knowledge related to direct clinical practice and public health policy; graduates push the boundaries and demonstrate evaluative and analytical proficiency, advanced clinical knowledge, and the capacity to incorporate research into delivering comprehensive patient care. More than 13,000 Pitt Nursing alumni use their sophisticated clinical practice knowledge to integrate research to provide thorough patient care.

For decades, the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing has been a part of a tradition of discovery and leadership and has made a lasting impact in an ever-evolving healthcare field, paving the way for the evolution of research, education, and nursing practice.